Dictionary Check: volatile

"volatile" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures

Example: "volatile oils"
Antonyms:
adjective

liable to lead to sudden change or violence

Example: "an explosive issue"
Synonyms:
adjective

marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

Example: "fickle friends"
Synonyms:
adjective

tending to vary often or widely

Example: "volatile stocks"
noun

a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor

Example: "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

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